[Steppes] When Email Escapes!!

[loworbit@comcast.net]

I'm certainly in favor of it!
Osanna

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> This is a situation that many people ignore, but it is a real problem. 
> Here is how it usually starts: 
> 
> Someone sends a email to the list saying how cool a time they had at the event. 
> 
> Someone else replies saying something like "yeah, cool time, but did 
> you see what HL Sparky was wearing, man what was he thinking", and 
> then hits send..... 
> 
> Moments later all the color drains from commenter's face, and fills HL 
> Sparky's... 
> 
> Public and private emails fly about. 
> 
> More rumors, oh what fun. 
> 
> The problem is that the Steppes List is a "party line" so private 
> comments don't stay private. And yes, I have caused grief in this 
> way more than once. 
> 
> There is a solution, it would change the default setting to replying 
> to the sender and not the list. You would actually need to press 
> 'reply all' to get your message to the actual list. 
> 
> I think it's a smart move and I had one of the moderators look into 
> this a couple of months back. It is not in my authority to make this 
> change, but I think it would help. 
> 
> So, what does the group think? Is it worth it to you to actually 
> choose "reply all" instead of "reply" to prevent hurt feelings? I 
> think it is. 
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